Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 10
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
    • Overall weighted support: +10
    Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

    PENDLE WOMENS FORUM

    Pendle Women's Forum (PWF) works for the benefit of women and young people from the disadvantaged communities in Pendle. Our main aim is to improve life chances, through the advancement of education and training, preservation and protection of good health, promotion of equality and social inclusion, and the provision of facilities for cultural, social and recreational activities.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit £k
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/03/23£78£111£-33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/22£131£91£40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/21£95£85£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/20£95£89£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/19£86£87£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/18£69£54£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/17£78£66£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/16£67£73£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/15£67£73£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/14£42£39£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/13£77£66£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/12£70£66£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/11£70£66£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/10£67£47£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/09£44£38£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 16 years

    support@pendlewomensforum.org

    01282699999

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Amateur Sport
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Practical support, advice & companionship
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Lancashire,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    Lloyds Bank Foundation£75,000
    National Lottery Community Fund£19,952
    Smallwood Trust£18,698
    Rosa UK£18,698
    DCMS£16,388
    Postcode Neighbourhood Trust£14,600
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Pendle Women's Forum
    £75,000 04/10/2023
    36
    Unrestricted grant over 3 years towards the core costs of Pendle Women's Forum
    National Lottery Community Fund - Pendle Women Together
    £9,960 05/05/2023
    The funding will be used to bring vulnerable women from different ethnic backgrounds together. The project aims to empower women to try creative activities learn new practical and educational skills whilst reducing social isolation and language ....more
    Postcode Neighbourhood Trust - Unrestricted Funding
    £14,600 01/05/2023
    This will help some of the poorest, most marginalised women and children to access support and education which will change their lives.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Healthy Communities are Wealthy Communities
    £9,992 20/08/2021
    The funding will be used to deliver weekly exercise and wellbeing activities for marginalised women. The project aims to build their confidence and resilience reduce the feeling of isolation and the negative impact of Covid-19.
    Smallwood Trust - Improving the financial resilience, mental health and wellbeing of women 18+.
    £18,698 28/06/2021
    £18,698 has been awarded to Pendle Women's Forum to work with 70 women from marginalised Black and minoritised communities to empower and remove barriers through 121 support including help with application forms, debt problems, and contacting ....more
    Rosa UK - WTF-PENDLE-2021
    £18,698 28/06/2021
    £18,698 has been awarded to Pendle Women's Forum to work with 70 women from marginalised Black and minoritised communities to empower and remove barriers through 121 support including help with application forms, debt problems, and contacting ....more
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £16,388 05/08/2020
    "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Pendle Women's Forum
    £29,399 08/05/2018
    36
    This project will work with young women and girls experiencing a lack of opportunities. It will deliver weekend activities about further education and training choices alongside fun cooking sessions. It will increase confidence and independence.
    National Lottery Community Fund - One Community, Many Cultures Project
    £9,950 26/03/2018
    12
    The organisation will run a project to bring together women from different communities, creating better understanding and leading to a stronger more connected community. They will particularly target women from different faiths. Activities will ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Stepping Stones Project
    £254,504 05/04/2017
    60
    This is the continuation and development of a project by Pendle Women’s Forum in Nelson. It aims to enable local Asian women to participate in self development activities and improve their opportunities for education, training and employment. The ....more
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Pendle Women's Forum
    £25,650 28/03/2014
    The Forum targets women from socially disadvantaged backgrounds in order to empower & build their capacity through access to support, advice and enhancing employment opportunities.
    National Lottery Community Fund - 'Stepping Stones' Project
    £188,745 14/06/2011
    60
    The project will support isolated and vulnerable Asian women aged 19 to 60 to participate in self development activities that will improve their education, training and employment opportunities. It will offer impartial and confidential advice about ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (6)

    • DR RAISA MALIK (Chair)
    • KATHLENE SHORE Appointed: 2015
    • SHEILA WICKS
    • SULTANA SHAFI
    • SAMEERA KHAWAR Appointed: 2015
    • SHAZIA KOSER Appointed: 2016
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/08/2008, number: 1125504
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    15 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    PENDLE WOMENS FORUM
    19-21 MARKET SQUARE
    NELSON
    BB9 7LP

    Objectives

    TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS OF THE ETHNIC MINORITY COMMUNITY IN PENDLE, LANCASHIRE IN PARTICULAR.1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING.2) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH.3) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY AND GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS, AND4) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR CULTURE, SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    LOCAL

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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